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1)The armature core of a dc machine is laminated to minimize [ ] a) hysteresis loss b) eddy current loss c) mechanical loss d) temperature rise 2) The commutator segments of dc machines are made up of [ ] a) brass b) copper c) hard drawn copper d) copper alloy 3) In dc machines the armature windings are placed on the rotor because of the necessity for [ ] a) electromechanical energy conversion b) generation of voltage c) commutation d) development of torque 4) In dc machines, the space distribution of air gap flux density wave at no load is [ ] a) sinusoidal b) co-sinusoidal c) flat topped d) rectangular 5) In dc machines the field flux axis and armature mmf axis are respectively along [ ] a) direct axis and in direct axis b) direct axis and interpolar axis c) quadrature axis and direct axis d) quadrature axis and interpolar axis 6) A 4 pole dc generator runs at 1500 rpm. The frequency of current in the armature winding is [ ] a) 25 Hz b) 50 Hz c) 0 Hz d) 100 Hz 7) In normal dc machines operating at full load conditions, the most powerful electromagnet is [ ] a) field winding b) armature winding c) interpole winding d) interpole and compensating winding together 8) Consider the following statements regarding dc machines [ ] 1. possible resistance of shunt field winding is 1ohm 2. possible resistance of series field winding is 1ohm 3.electrographite brushes are used for 230 v, 10 A machines 4. copper- graphite brushes are used for 230 V, 10A machines 5. possible armature circuit resistance is 1ohm From these the correct statements are (a) 1,4 (b) 2,3,5 (c) 2,4,5 (d) 1,3,5 9)A dc shunt generator builds up 230 V when driven in clockwise direction. In case it is driven in anticlockwise direction other things remaining unchanged, then the voltage build up is [ ] a) 230 V b) some what less than 230 V c) some what more than 230 V d) not possible 10) A 230 V dc series generator is driven at its rated speed. The no load voltage across its armature terminals would be [ ] a) 230 V b) somewhat more than 230 V c) somewhat less than 230V d) 6V 11) In a dc machine, [ ] 1. physically the brush axis is along the direct axis 2.physically the brush axis is along the interpolar axis 3.schematically the brush axis is along the direct axis 4.schematically the brush axis is along the quadrature axis 5.armature mmf is directed along the brush axis From these the correct statements are a)1,4,5 b) 1,3,5 c) 2,3,5 d) 2,4,5 12) The direction of generated emf in the armature coil of a dc machine is [ ] 1. the same as that of the current in a generator 2.the same as that of the current in a motor 3. opposite to that of the current in a generator 4.opposite to that of the current in a motor

From these the correct answer is a)1,3 b)2,3 c) 2,4 d) 1,4 13) The back emf in a dc machine is [ ] 1. the same as generated emf in a dc motor 2. proportional to field and armature speed 3. not the same as generated emf in a dc motor 4. inversely proportional to field flux 5. proportional to number of armature conductors 6. constant from no to full load From these the correct answer is a)1,2,5 b) 2,4,5,6 c) 2,3,6 d) 3,4,5 14) The residual magnetism of a self excited dc generator is lost. To build up its emf again [ ] a) the field winding must be replaced b) the armature connection must be reversed c) the field winding connection must be reversed d) field winding must be excited by low voltage dc supply 15) The flux is maximum in the following part of a dc motor: [ ] a)pole core b) under the interpole c) under the leading pole tip d) under trailing pole tip 16) In a dc machine, the demagnetizing effect of armature reaction is due to a) component of armature mmf along field axis b) non sinusoidal nature of armature mmf c) magnetic saturation in half of the field pole d) uneven airgap length 17) The volt ampere equation for a long shunt compound motor is given by [ ] a) Vt= Eg+ IaRa b) Vt= Eg+Ia(Ra+Rse) c) Vt = Eg- IaRa d) Vt = Eg+IaRa+ILRse 18) If two 8 pole dc machines of identical armatures are wound, one with lap and other with wave then[ a) wave wound machine will have more rated current and more voltage b) lap wound machine will have more rated voltage and more current c) lap wound machine will have more rated voltage and less current d) wave wound machine will have more rated voltage and less current 19) If the applied voltage to a dc machine is 230V, then the back emf,for maximum power developed, is[ a)115V b) 200V c) 230V d) 460V 20) DC generators are usually designed to develop armature voltages not exceeding 650V because of the limitations imposed by [ ] a)field winding b) armature winding c) commutator d) starters 21) If the armature current in a dc machine is increased to double its previous value and the time of commutation is halved, then the reactance voltage will [ ] a) be halved b) remain the same c) be doubled d) becomes 4 times 22)The current drawn by a 220V dc motor of armature resistance 0.5 ohm and back emf 200V is a)40A b) 44A c) 400V d) 440V 23) A 200V dc machine has an armature resistance of 0.5ohm if the full load armature current is 30A, the induced emf when the machine runs (i) as generator (ii) as motor will be respectively: [ ] a)230V,170V b) 225V,175V c)185V,215V d)215V,185V. 24)An 8 pole , DC generator has simplex wave wound armature containing 32 coils of 6 turns each. Its flux per pole is 0.06wb. The machine is running at 250 rpm.The induced armature voltage is [ ] a) 96V b) 192V c) 384V d) 768V 25) The armature mmf of a dc machine is [ ] a) sinusoidal and depends on speed b) triangular and depends on speed

c) triangular and independent on speed d) trapezoidal and independent on speed 26) The armature mmf of a dc machine has [ ] a)triangular space distribution and rotates at the speed of armature b) trapezoidal space distribution and is stationary in space c) stepped distribution and rotates at the speed of armature d) triangular space distribution and is stationary in space 27)A 220V dc machine has an armature resistance of 1ohm.If the full load current is 20A, the difference in the induced voltages when the machine is running as a motor and as a generator is [ ] a) 20V b) 0 c) 40V d) 50V 28) The function of brush and commutator in a dc motor is [ ] a) to convert ac into dc b) to produce unidirectional torque c) to produce unidirectional current in the armature d) to reduce demagnetizing effect of armature reaction. 29)A 6 pole lap wound dc machine has the armature resistance 0.06ohm if the machine is reconnected for wave winding then the armature resistance is [ ] a) 0.06ohm b) 0.36ohm c) 0.54ohm d) 1.08ohm 30)In lap connected dc machine if the no of poles are doubled then the generated voltage a) doubled b)same c) half d)none